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Rhode Island Regulations § 410-RICR-20-00-1.6 Voting by Mail Ballot

⤴ Up to Part 1: Address Confidentiality For Victims Of Domestic Abuse (410-RICR-20-00-1)

Regulation Text

A. The program participant may vote by mail ballot by requesting a mail ballot application from the Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. The participant shall receive a mail ballot application, an envelope addressed to the appropriate local board of canvassers and instructions on the information to be provided on the mail ballot including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Filling out the mail ballot application using the designated address in lieu of the registered address on the application;
2. Checking off category #1 and printing "APC" in the space provided for location; and
3. Entering the designated address as the mailing address under category #1.
B. The applicant must return the completed application to the appropriate local board of canvassers in the pre-addressed envelope provided by the Elections Division.
C. The local board of canvassers shall process and certify such applications. The local board shall print "ACP" as well as the district number in the space provided in the top right hand corner of the mail ballot application. The application and the accompanying certification sheets must be sent to the Elections Division in the manner prescribed. The names of program participants voting by mail ballot shall not be made public or included in any public list of mail ballot voters.
D. Upon receipt and execution of the mail ballot, the program participant shall forward the voted ballot to the Rhode Island Board of Elections in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-20-16 .
E. At the time of mail ballot certification, all applications marked "APC" and the accompanying mail ballots shall be reviewed separately by the Board in closed session pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-5 (a)(3) . Upon completing its review and certification of said ballots, the Board shall reconvene in open session. Those applications marked "APC" shall not be available for public inspection.
F. Mail ballots cast as part of the "ACP" program shall be tabulated in the same manner as prescribed in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 17-20.

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